Top Things to do in Exmoor National Park
What to do and see in Exmoor National Park, England: The Best Historic Sites
Discover the best top things to do in Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom including West Country Blacksmiths at Allerford Forge, Dunster Castle, Conygar Tower, Parracombe, Caratacus Stone, Dunster Butter Cross, St John the Baptist Church, St Peters Church, Combe Sydenham Hall.
Restaurants in Exmoor National Park
1. West Country Blacksmiths at Allerford Forge
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
West Country Blacksmiths are a group of extremely talented Blacksmiths, metalworkers, designers and engineers who have come together to form a formidable metalworking team offering a huge range of premium services from the National Trust forge known as Allerford Forge. Allerford Forge is based int he beautiful village of Allerford on the Holincote Estate on the edge of Exmoor in Somerset, which is an area of outstanding natural beauty. The teams work is also a thing of beauty, producing some of the finest metalwork for both local and national project from there forge, using the traditional coal forge which blacksmiths have used for centuries. As part of the vast range of services the team offer, the forge continues to offer a traditional 'blacksmiths down the road.' service which repairs this and fixes that for locals, which most communities have lost over the years. the forge also boasts a onsite gallery displaying pictures of the teams work and a number of interesting items available to purchase. The forge is a fully working forge and through you can not enter the building, you can still see the team at work though the doors and windows, whilst also seeing a local smith working the traditional coal forge.
2. Dunster Castle
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4.5 based on 2,489 reviews
Reviewed By soundmary
We had a fantastic day out at Dunster Castle, the volunteers and staff were lovely to chat to, the gentleman who did our attic tour was really knowledgable and interesting, that tour is well worth doing. We wished we had been able to come when the mill was in operation but the volunteers there were very good at making it come alive and explaining how it all worked. The gardens are also very beautiful and you could spend a long time just wandering. We also had a meal in the cafe by the mill and a cup of tea by the castle, all very good.
3. Conygar Tower
4. Parracombe
5. Caratacus Stone
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4.0 based on 14 reviews
6. Dunster Butter Cross
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
Tucked away in a beautiful spot within Dunster Village the 57-tree Orchard provides a venue for traditional events such as Wassailing in January and a Village Picnic in July. It provides a beautiful setting for villagers and visitors to hold their own picnic and look out across Conygar, Dunster Village and the Bristol Channel.
